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"For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God hath chosen the FOOLISH THINGS of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the WEAK things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and BASE things of the world, and things which are DESPISED , hath God chosen, yea, and things which ARE NOT , to bring to naught things that are: that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom , and righteousness , and sanctification , and redemption : That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord ." 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 QUOTE - There are five powerful ministries listed in this remarkable passage—a FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY . Many men have aspired to be a part of God's great five-fold ministry set forth in Ephesians 4:11. Who wouldn't covet the ministry of an apostle, a prophet, an evang

Jesus told many parables during His three and half years of ministry. There is no telling how many; but more than three dozen of His parables were recorded. He spoke of a man sowing good seed into a field, a grain of mustard seed, and leaven hidden in three measures of meal . He also spoke of a barren fig tree, a man who planted a vineyard, new wine in old wineskins, ravens, lilies, and many, many more.  A PARABLE is a short, fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle. Parables are never meant to be taken for the letter of their word. When taken literally, at face value, the entirety of its meaning is lost. The Greek word for parable is parabole and means, something similar, symbolic, a fictitious narrative of common life conveying a moral (Strong's Exhaustive Concordance) . The Hebrew word, mashal , is not unlike it, meaning, a sense of superiority in mental action; a maxim, usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile, or figure of s

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Luke 4:18, 19 ANOINTED ME ..... IT IS THE ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT that will also mark and identify God's sons as being called to minister His word of truth and Spirit. Some think a piece of paper does it, or some bible school. But what that some are missing is it is the anointing that they need, for without it they are as messengers without a message, and as lamps with no oil. Jesus Christ anointing was not a partial anointing (John 3:34) nor was it that ‘ EARNEST OF THE SPIRIT ’ which we have received.” (2 Corinthians 5:5) What the sons of God are seeing is the Holy Spirit has been given as a pledge or down payment, and that the full amount will subsequently be paid. The “earnes

A few days ago I was asked a question on adoption. Not knowing then that my study of today was going to be on "adoption." For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Romans 8:15 To be adopted into the kingdom of God, one MUST BE being born again of " water " and " Spirit ." Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the WORD OF God , which liveth and abideth for ever. 1Peter 1:23 What so many miss out on, is ... That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life ; .... All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men . 1 John 1:1 ; John 1:3,4 Now the Greek word for 'adoption' is huiothesia and means - a placement, an installation, a set

Amazing Light ..... God is " Elohim " from Genesis 1:1-2:3 and in Genesis 2:4 and on, He is " The Eternal One " ..... " Jehovah Elohim " And God ( Spirit ) SAID (AMAR), Let us make MAN IN OUR IMAGE , after our LIKENESS : and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 1:26 SAID in Hebrews is AMAR and it is first seen in Genesis 1:3 And God SAID ( AMAR ), Let there be light: and there was light. Now we can look at SAID in the Greek In the beginning was the Word (LOGOS [which God spoke]), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Word is Logos is said is amar. For we are His workmanship, CREATED IN Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither MALE NOR

"For we are members of his BODY, of his FLESH, and of his BONES." Ephesians 5:30 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give LIFE to your mortal bodies THROUGH His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8:11 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 2 Thessalonians 2:8 "When Christ shall appear in one, that antichrist will be destroyed by the breath of His mouth and the brightness of His appearing. The moment God, by the power of His Spirit begins to appear in one's temple, the brightness of His coming begins to destroy the concepts one has of being a fallen human being. When the light of God begins to penetrate the darkness of one's understanding one begins to experience His life rise up within and what was once a miracle to one becomes so natural. It is so easy to live a holy con

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel ("sown in Babylon"), saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 For many years that verse sat in my heart. I yearned to see the day that the Lord would use me by His Spirit. However, time has been the issue at hand for He was readying His sons to be the vessels filled full of His Spirit. Jesus Christ did NOT function in part but as the firstborn Son he had the Spirit of the Lord upon him and as so Jesus Christ did all by the Spirit of the Lord. “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding ; The Spirit of Counsel and Might , The Spirit of Knowledge and Fear of the Lord .” Isaiah 11:2 The Lord is ONE Spirit indeed. However, The candlestick in the tabernacle of Moses was one base BUT 7 branches ...... ".... from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;" Revelation 1:4

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles (nations) shall COME TO THY LIGHT , and kings to THE BRIGHTNESS OF THY RISING ” Isaiah 60:1-3 In that day it shall also come to pass that “the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the SUN (the glory of Christ) SHALL BE SEVENFOLD , as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of His people, and healeth the stroke of their wound (the work of restoration in the last days)” Isaiah 30:26 Malachi prophesied of this day too, saying, “But unto you that fear My name shall the SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ARISE with healing in His wings... and ye shall tread down (overcome) the wicked... in the day that I shall do this saith the Lord of hosts” Malachi 4:2-3 Let me ask you ... “ Is there an

“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height (of capacity); that ye might be FILLED WITH A-L-L THE FULLNESS OF GOD” Ephesians 3:17-19 What a magnificent thought .... to be filled with all the FULLNESS of God. A balloon is an great object to use when thinking on the "FULLNESS of God." See you can take a balloon and blow some air into it and say the balloon is filled with air. Yes the balloon indeed is filled with air just as the many that get filled with the Holy Ghost! But the balloon as the many have they reached their capacity of being filled? I think not after seeing Paul prayed that the Ephesians be filled with ALL the FULLNESS of God. They that hungry and thirst will indeed receive more and more of Him just as Paul points out in ---->But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glor